PodCruise Miami

In 2006 the Luv N’ Haight folks released this nine track career spanning collection of Darondo’s music (including three previously unreleased demo tracks) and my ears have never been the same. Once referred to as a street-wise Al Green, Darondo is the real deal. As music gets more and more sterilized through technology and the like - it is shit like Darondo’s rawness that brings everything into focus and perspective. I have never cared about genre and recently while prepping for a radio show and queuing up Darondo’s “Let My People Go” I was reminded of why. Unbridled Soul. He has it. Link Wray had it. Q Tip has it. Jim James has it. Steve Earle has it. There are no boundaries, nor artifice. Download these two early ’70s gems and close your eyes.

Note: Savvy readers may remember “Didn’t I” from Gilles Peterson Digs America

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In 2006 the Luv N’ Haight folks released this nine track career spanning collection of Darondo’s music (including three previously unreleased demo tracks) and my ears have never been the same. Once referred to as a street-wise Al Green, Darondo is the real deal. As music gets more and more sterilized through technology and the like - it is shit like Darondo’s rawness that brings everything into focus and perspective. I have never cared about genre and recently while prepping for a radio show and queuing up Darondo’s “Let My People Go” I was reminded of why. Unbridled Soul. He has it. Link Wray had it. Q Tip has it. Jim James has it. Steve Earle has it. There are no boundaries, nor artifice. Download these two early ’70s gems and close your eyes.

Note: Savvy readers may remember “Didn’t I” from Gilles Peterson Digs America

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First Off: If you have yet to make your way to vote for the nominees in this years PLUG Independent Music Awards – head on over and cast your vote. And if you’re local, grab your tickets ($10) and be there in person at the awards in New York City on February 10th. It’s worth the price of admission for Stephen Malkmus’ performance alone, let alone the other great artists lined up.

The first annual PLUG LA hit Little Radio Saturday night which also happened to be the coldest night on record for Los Angeles since 1932. Cold weather be damned — the masses turned out in full for a night of great music. Artists on the bill included: Foreign Born, the Gray Kid, Great Northern, and J. Rocc’s Stones Throw “Tribute to J Dilla” DJ Set. Highlights for me were the Foreign Born’s end-of-set rave-up cum revival and J. Rocc’s unbelievable DJ set. Much respect.

Your own Aquarium Drunkard DJ’d three separate sets in between artists. I had a lot of inquiries as to the tracklist so here it is listed below.

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